5 less discussed benefits of #Demonetisation…

pension-3723086_1280While there has been a lot of focus on the short-term hassles faced by the common people thanks to the #Demonetisation of the old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes and laments that the corrupt will find a way to offload money, a lot of people are missing the long term benefits of such a move.

1. The corrupt will lose money: How much black money is there in India? Nobody really knows though most of the estimates are in the tune of lakhs of crores of Rupees. While some of that is in gold, benami property and foreign bank accounts, there is no doubt that quite a lot of it is hoarded in Rs 500 and Rs 1000 bundles in households all across India.

The corrupt will not be able to offload all the money. Some they will be able to convert themselves, some will be passed off for conversion to others and even given away (good for the recipients). But the rest will miss the deadline and have to be burnt or thrown away.

This is already happening even though it’s been just a few days after the announcement. Burnt notes are being discovered all over India and many sacks are being dumped in dustbins! If any person finds that, then it will be a windfall of tens of thousands of Rupees (an amount easily convertible) at least.

But the corrupt will lose their black money in large numbers. That itself is a huge win from the scheme. It will take a few months for experts to figure the exact amount which is likely to be quite huge.

2. Counterfeiting just became super difficult: The Rs 500 Rupee note was introduced in 1997 and the Rs 1000 one in 2000 years. Once the counterfeiters mastered the art of duplicating them, it became a huge cash cow for them.

The Indian government has failed to check this menace and in certain border areas it has got so bad that the people have no idea which are the real notes and which are the fakes. In fact, many small shops in small towns all over India don’t accept high-denomination notes, which is a real pain for customers.

Now come the new notes and counterfeiters will have to start from scratch. News reports said that intelligence agencies have taken a look at the notes and declared them virtually impossible to duplicate. Let’s hope they are right.

3. Second #SurgicalStrike on Pakistan: While everyone knows of Pakistan’s direct wars and terror group attacks, a little discussed fact is their policy of economic warfare. Pakistan prints fake Indian notes with impunity and one commentator even joked that now the Pakistani economy would crash!

A bigger problem is that terror groups enter India with this fake currency. Those fake notes not only sponsor their terror operation but they also destabilize the Indian economy, so it’s a double whammy for us.

Post-9/11, Pakistan was on the ascendant. They re-cemented their ties with America and got flush with funds while America looked the other way. That’s why it was quite easy for the ISI to run an elaborate fake Indian Rupee operation.

However now the new notes are more difficult to counterfeit and the new US President Donald Trump may not be that favourable to looking the other way for all of Pakistan’s illegal activities. This is probably India’s second #SurgicalStrike on Pakistan this year and they have been checkmated.

4. Bad notes will exit the market: Anyone who has studied basic economics will know that after the Gold Standard was cancelled internationally and thanks to fractional-reserve banking, any government can print as many currency notes as it likes.

The only problem is that the more notes they flood into the market, the weaker the Rupee becomes and problems like inflation come up. The counterfeit money flooding the market has the same effect.

Well now as discussed above, first a lot of money is going to be burnt and thrown out. Second counterfeit money will be eliminated and more won’t come for some time. These “bad notes” will be taken out of the market and the spending power of the Rupee will go up.

5. Forward step towards a cashless economy: A cashless economy is quite convenient, easier to track for the government and discourages black money. (I am not talking about Swiss banks for the rich but the day to day activities for Indian citizens)

While a good chunk of India has embraced online banking, shopping, ticketing, taxis… a part of India is unwilling to try it out. However this move will make them see it in a new light.

For one thanks to the great inconvenience due to #Demonetisation in the next few months, a lot of Indians will switch to cashless transactions for what they think is a temporary measure, but they could well get hooked to it.

The Indian government has been pushing for the same and it has just received a fillip.

(This article appeared in Sify.com)

The 5 stages of grief for Trump haters…

donald-trump-2005343_640…after he became President elect of America…

1. Denial: He can’t have been elected. Hillary won the popular vote. That’s not fair! There’s been some mistake. This can’t be happening. Why have all the voters been fooled in this manner? The Electoral College sucks. It must be done away with. #NotMyPresident. We need a recount! A recount might just overturn the verdict! What if the Electoral College voted by conscience. There’s still a chance! Cry. Sob! Sob! Boo hoo! How have we become such a racist country?

2. Anger: He’s a dictator who will destroy America and the world. There will be a dictatorship. He will turn America into a Fascist State! There will be no rights for anyone. Freedom of speech and expression won’t exist! Protest! Rant! Rage! Riot on the streets. Beat up Trump supporters. Bully Electoral College members and threaten them.

After January 20, 2017 when he’s inaugurated…

3. Bargaining: We will accept him if he does this, this, this, this and this and this and…this and this and… a list which will never end and will never be satisfied…

After a few months into 2017 when he’ll be doing a pretty decent job…

4. Depression: The Great Depression. The delusional media will cope by continuing to manufacture outright lies. Liberals, Hollywood stars, Silicon Valley czars and so-called intellectuals cope by trivializing Trump’s every move. A schizophrenic dichotomy will be created where in the real world Trump will be doing pretty well but in the virtual world he’ll be a total disaster.

5. Acceptance: May come only if Trump is re-elected in 2020—Till then it’s only depression and depression and depression upon depression.

© Sunil Rajguru

Oh those liberals…

Castro. Stalin. Mao.
The bigger the mass murderer, the bigger the admiration from liberals, intellectuals and Leftists.

#Liberalism101
Democratically elected Capitalists are tyrants.
Mass murdering Communist despotic tyrants are angels.

United States of Deplorables.
Dis-United Kingdom.
European Dis-Union.
Modified India.
#LiberalNightmares

#AdarshLiberals
1984-89: Bronze Age.
1975-77: Silver Age.
1947-64: Golden Age.
2004-14: Diamond Age.
2016-__: Deep Dark Age.

For #AdarshLiberals, #Demonetization is the new Godhra.

These versions by Sunil Rajguru

Yet more Trump victory musings…

Freedom of Speech.
Followers of Obama, Hillary, Sonia etc can abuse as much as they want.
Followers of Trump, Modi etc can’t criticize.

Same to same.
In 2008, Americans voted against the establishment.
In 2016, Americans voted against the Obama establishment.

Trump was attacked and abused 24X7.
His Presidency will be smooth for him because he’s already used to it.

Billionaire Trump ridiculed globally.
Billionaire Thiel ridiculed in Silicon Valley.
Shows how powerful Hillary was.
“was”.

These versions by Sunil Rajguru

Yet more #Demonetization musings…

America: Credit is king.
India yesterday: Cash is king.
India today: Cashless is king.

Modi—Cashless.
Kejri—Useless.
Pappu—Brainless.
Mamata—Witless.
Sonia—Powerless.
Opposition—Purposeless.
Ole black money—Worthless.

Sonia agitating in the streets and giving interviews.
Pappu standing in ATM lines.
Both already appeared in court like commoners.
#AccheDin

By the time the Opposition finishes with its nautanki and the courts finish analyzing it, #Demonetization would have been fully implemented.

For most Opposition parties, Demonetization is nothing but Demoralization.

Take news channels seriously and it’ll appear that in the last 10 days, 100 crores have been standing in line for 10 hours a day.

During recession…
“No vacancy” at offices.
During #Demonetization…
“No cash” at ATMs.

Khokas and Petis.
Post #Demonetization
Petis become khokla.
Khokas become petty.

Dear Mamata,
Widespread 2002 “pakki khabar” headline…
Vajpayee will remove Modi from politics.
Uske baad na jaane kitne aaye aur gaye hai!

When you try to dress up black money as white…
Kaale kaale mukhde pe gora gora chasma.

Sad to see Opposition leaders press the self-destruct button one by one.
They are bent on making Modi a dictator post-2019.

These versions by Sunil Rajguru

#Demaunetization: When the silent one spoke!

If Einstein was alive, he would have said of Manmohan…
Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth without a spine.

Sonia released Robot 1.0 in 2004, it ran till 2009.
Sonia released Robot 2.0 in 2009, it ran till 2014.
Even Rajinikanth can’t beat that!

Manmohan as The Trinity…
1991-96: The Creator.
2004-09: The Preserver.
2009-14: The Destroyer.

Manmohan Singh taught me…
1. Money doesn’t grow on trees.
2. #TheekHai.
3. In the end we are all dead.

Modi doesn’t know what he’s saying before a speech.
(Because it’s extempore.)
Manmohan also doesn’t know what he’s saying before a speech.
(Because someone else has written it and he’s given it at the last moment.)

His multiple choices …
a) First Manmohan Singh became Economist.
b) Second he became Bureaucrat.
c) Third he became Politician.
d) Finally he became “None of the Above”.

SINGH is King!
S = Spectrum, coal and many other scams.
I = Internet Emergency.
N = No spine whatsoever.
G = Gayab. (Awaaz, governance, etc…)
H = Home and abroad both equal failures.

A movie on Manmohan Singh’s life would be called O.H.M.S.
On Her Majesty’s Service.
He has been serving the Dynasty and not the nation since 1998.

Everyone knew Manmohan was a tubelight.
He started speaking about 2004-14 misrule only in 2016.

The problem with watching Manmohan Singh’s speech is that I funnily get the feeling that any time now he’s going to burst into tears.

Manmohan Singh…
The only man to have given 1300 official speeches and still said nothing.

Sanjaya Baru calls Manmohan Singh an accidental Prime Minister.
Par accident to India ka hua na?
MMS = Minion of Madam Sonia.

Madam: #Demonetization kaisa hai?
Puppet: #TheekHai!
Madam: Kya!!! Aaj RS main blast karna hai!
Puppet: #TheekHai! (I’ll just describe UPA)

Even at the age of 84, after his speech he’ll have to go to her and say…
Madam! Main theek bola na? Aap khush to ho na?

Under the Manmohan regime, crooks freely converted white money to black with impunity.
He’s upset it’s all being undone by #Demonetization.

Manmohan Singh: The Father of Polinomics.
Half (Politicize economics)
+ Half (Economize politics)
= Zero.

These versions by Sunil Rajguru